Welcome to the Bag It Resource Center
In addition to the tools and resources found in the Bag It bag, we’ve developed this comprehensive online Resource Center designed to be your starting point when you’re researching any of the many topics related to a cancer diagnosis. The Bag It Resource Center is continuously evaluated and updated to ensure we’re providing easy access to the best resources available.
ASCO Cancer.net PRE-ACT – Short videos about all aspects of clinical trials
ASCO Cancer.net Clinical Trials – General information about clinical trials
Clinical Trials.gov – Government database lists publicly and privately supported clinical trials
National Cancer Institute Clinical Trials – General information and how to find clinical trials
The Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation
Multiple Cancer Types
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
American Cancer Society – all cancer types
Blood Cancers – Lymphoma, Leukemia, Myeloma
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) CLL Society
American Cancer Society – leukemia
American Society of Hematology – leukemia
The National CML Society – Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
American Cancer Society – lymphoma
American Society of Hematology – lymphoma
American Society of Hematology – Myeloma
American Cancer Society – multiple myeloma
Brain Cancer
American Brain Tumor Association
Brain Tumor Network – navigation services
American Cancer Society – brain and spinal cord
Breast Cancer
American Cancer Society – breast
TLC – Tender Loving Care: hair loss and mastectomy products (Service of American Cancer Society)
Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer
Gynecologic Cancers – Cervical, Ovarian, Uterine/Endometrial, Vulvar, Vaginal
National Cervical Cancer Coalition
American Cancer Society – endometrial cancer
American Cancer Society – uterine sarcoma
Foundation for Women’s Cancer – cervical, ovarian, peritoneal, vaginal, vulvar, uterine/endometrial
Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition – Ovarian Cancer Resource Guide for Newly Diagnosed Women
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
TLC – Tender Loving Care – hair loss and mastectomy products (Service of American Cancer Society)
Share Cancer Support – ovarian and breast cancer support
Genitourinary Cancers – Bladder, Kidney, Testicular, Prostate
American Bladder Cancer Society
Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network
American Cancer Society – bladder
American Cancer Society – kidney
American Cancer Society – testicular
Zero – The End of Prostate Cancer
Us TOO International Prostate Cancer Education and Support Network
Urology Care Foundation – bladder, kidney testicular, prostate, penile, urethral cancers
Gastrointestinal Cancers – Liver, Pancreatic, Colorectal, Gastric/Stomach
American Cancer Society – liver
Lustgarten Foundation-pancreatic
American Cancer Society – colorectal
American Cancer Society – stomach
Lung Cancer
American Cancer Society – lung
lungcancer.org – a program of CancerCare
Lung Cancer Research Foundation
Melanoma
American Cancer Society – melanoma
Transplant
Blood & Marrow Transplant Information Network
Be The Match – Bone Marrow Transplant
Oral and Head & Neck Cancers
American Cancer Society – esophageal
Esophageal Cancer Action Network
Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancers
Thyroid Cancer
American Cancer Society -thyroid
Less Common Cancers
American Cancer Society – general info about family Cancer Syndromes
The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation – bile duct cancer
The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation – carcinoid neuroendocrine cancers
Neuroendocrine Cancer Awareness Network
A Cure in Sight – ocular melanoma
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: Myeloproliferative neoplasm
The Life Raft Group – GIST: gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Sarcomas and Bone Cancers Sarcoma Foundation of America
Sarcoma Alliance – Bone Cancer
Sarcoma Alliance – Soft Tissue Cancer
Hereditary Cancer or Family Cancer Syndromes
F.O.R.C.E. Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered – hereditary breast and ovarian cancer
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons – hereditary colorectal cancer
Hereditary Colon Cancer Takes Guts
Sharsheret-breast or ovarian cancer diagnosis or increased genetic risk in young Jewish women
Prostate Cancer Foundation – family cancer risk
Lotsa Helping Hands – organize meals and help for someone in need
Help for Cancer Caregivers – personal caregiver guide
CancerCare – caregiver education and online support groups (general and cancer specific)
Take Them A Meal – online meal coordination tool
Family Caregiver Alliance – caregiver education, online support groups
National Family Caregivers Association – tips and videos about caregiving
National Cancer Institute Publications (download PDFs, ebooks, or Kindle version)
When Someone You Love Is Being Treated for Cancer – Support for Caregivers
When Your Parent Has Cancer – A Guide for Teens
When Someone You Love Has Advanced Cancer: Support for Caregivers
Facing Forward When Someone you Love Has Completed Cancer Treatment – Support for Caregivers
See Parenting & Fertility for more family resources.
Insurance: Health Insurance, Disability Insurance
Triage Cancer and The Samfund – financial impact of cancer
Healthcare.gov – Marketplace health insurance
Patient Advocate Foundation – case management, co-pay relief, insurance guide
Cancer Legal Resource Center – health insurance information
Managing Costs
NCI’s Managing and Tracking Costs
Financial Assistance
Needy Meds – prescription assistance
National Cancer Institute – listing of support organizations
Patient Advocate Foundation – co-pay relief and other financial assistance
CancerCare – comprehensive information about financial assistance resources
Partnership for Prescription Assistance
Pan Foundation – out of pocket expense financial assistance
Legal Rights
Triage Cancer – education on practical and legal issues that may impact those with cancer and their caregivers
The Americans with Disabilities Act – legal rights for those with disabilities such as cancer
Patient Advocate Foundation – laws and protections in healthcare and employment
Cancer Legal Resource Center – information about legal rights regarding employment, health care, and government benefits
Cancer Legal Resource Center Patient Legal Handbook – information about cancer-related legal issues from diagnosis through survivorship
Advance Care Planning
Cancer Legal Resource Center – tools to ensure your healthcare wishes are carried out
American Cancer Society – general information about different advance health care directives
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) – Putting Your Health Care Wishes in Writing
Five Wishes – advance care planning program
Workplace
Cancer and Careers – empowers and educates people with cancer to thrive in the workplace
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – enforces Federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination
Family Medical Leave Act – entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job- protected leave for specified family and medical reasons
Cancer Legal Resource Center – information about legal rights regarding employment, health care and government benefits
The Americans with Disabilities Act – federal civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities such as cancer
Cancer Legal Resource Center Patient Legal Handbook – information about cancer-related legal issues from diagnosis through survivorship
Parenting and Cancer
American Cancer Society – Helping Children When a Family Member Has Cancer
Kids Konnected – friendship, support and toolkits for children of a parent or caregiver with cancer
CancerCare for Kids – free workships, booklets, counseling, support groups for parents and children of all ages
Cancer Books
What Do I Tell the Kids (Cancer Support Community) – discussing cancer with children
When Someone You Love Is Being Treated For Cancer (download PDF, eReader or Kindle) – talking with children of different ages
Yale Cancer Center Book List for Families and Children – Cancer Treatment, Grief and Loss
Fertility
The OncoFertility Consortium – fertility options for cancer survivors
Livestrong Fertility – understanding fertility risks and options with a cancer diagnosis
CancerCare – booklets and podcasts on coping with side effects from cancer treatment
ASCO Cancer.Net – descriptions of side effects and how to cope with them
Cancer.Net Mobile App – an app to track side effects from cancer treatment
ASCO Answers Palliative Care (download PDF)
Springboard Beyond Cancer – how to manage side effects
National Cancer Institute Chemotherapy and You – discusses side effects from chemotherapy (download PDF, ePub, Kindle formats)
National Cancer Institute Pain Control: Support for People With Cancer
National Cancer Institute Radiation Therapy and You – side effects from radiation therapy (download PDF, ePub, Kindle formats)
Pearlpoint – managing side effects
Patient Resource – Managing Cancer Pain (download PDF)
Cook for Your Life – healthy cooking for those touched by cancer
Pearlpoint Nutrition Consultation – (no charge)
National Cancer Institute Eating Hints – Before, during, and after cancer treatment (download PDF, ePub, Kindle formats)
ASCO Cancer.net – Types of Complementary therapies to manage side effects
ASCO Cancer.net – long-term side effects of cancer treatment and how to manage them
National Cancer Institute – late side effects of cancer treatment and how to manage them
Pearlpoint Survivorship Handbook – late and long-term side effects
ASCO Answers Managing Cancer Pain – understanding and managing cancer pain (download PDF)
ASCO Answers Palliative Care (download PDF)
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health – definitions and research about complementary and integrative health methods
National Cancer Institute Pain Control: Support for People With Cancer
Patient Resource – Managing Cancer Pain (download PDF)
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
ASCO Cancer.net – Types of Complementary Therapies to manage side effects
Emotional Support
CancerCare –online support groups and counseling
Cancer Support Community – face to face, phone and online support options
Imerman Angels – one on one cancer support
Cancer Hope Network – one on one cancer support
Grief
CaringInfo – grief and loss
Yale Cancer Center Book List – helping the family cope with grief
Palliative Care
Get Palliative Care – request palliative care to relieve symptoms and stress and improve your quality of life
ASCO Answers Palliative Care (download PDF)
CaringInfo – Palliative Care vs. Hospice Care
ASCO Answers Managing Cancer Pain – understanding and managing cancer pain (download PDF)
National Cancer Institute Pain Control: Support for People With Cancer
Patient Resource – Managing Cancer Pain (download PDF)
Complementary and Integrative Therapies
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health – definitions and research about complementary and integrative health methods
CancerCare Meditation app – for iPhone
American Cancer Society Complementary and Alternative Medicine – definitions and use in cancer care
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health-Pain: Considering Complementary Approaches (eBook)
National Cancer Institute’s Facing Forward – Life After Cancer Treatment (download PDF, epub or Kindle formats)
Cancer Support Community – multiple support options
Imerman Angels – one on one cancer support
Cancer Hope Network – one on one cancer support
Pearlpoint – nutrition by cancer type
My Lifeline (part of Cancer Support Community) – tool for online connection with family and friends
Healthy Lifestyle, American Institute for Cancer Research
Prevent Cancer Foundation – families and children
Palliative Care – information about how to request palliative care to relieve symptoms and stress and improve your quality of life
ASCO Answers Palliative Care (download PDF)
Pearlpoint – nutrition, follow up care, fear of recurrence, survivorship handbook
American Cancer Society Road to Recovery (Get a Ride to Treatment) – transportation assistance
American Cancer Society Hope Lodge for temporary housing
Cook for Your Life – healthy cooking for those touched by cancer
Pearlpoint Nutrition Consultation – no charge
ASCO Answers Guide to Cancer Survivorship – PDF format
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health – definitions and research about complementary and integrative health methods
Treatment Summary & Survivorship Care Plans OncoLink Survivorship Care Plan
CancerCare for Kids – free workshops, counseling, support groups for parents and children of all ages
AZ Law Help – legal assistance
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
Cook for Your Life – healthy cooking for those touched by cancer
ThyCa:Thyroid Cancer – support for those with thyroid cancer
CaringInfo – advance directives, talking with children, palliative care, grief & loss
Resources by State
Have a resource in your state that you’d like us to include? Email Joyce Palasek and let us know.
Arizona
Community Information and Referral Services – Linking individuals and families to vital community services throughout Arizona.
Cancer Survivors Circle of Strength of Arizona – Volunteer community bringing support to those touched by cancer
The Singletons – Practical support for those battling cancer
UA College of Nursing Community Cancer Connections – Listing of resources and services focused on improving the health and wellbeing of cancer survivors and their families
Assistance in Healthcare Arizona – Financial assistance
Check for a Lump – Direct assistance with free wigs and mammograms
Tucson Cancer Conquerors – Healthy cancer survivorship with a focus on exercise, nutrition, education, and support
Arizona Oncology Foundation – Integrative and supportive services for those affected by cancer
Arizona Department of Health Services – Resources and information for those with cancer and their families
Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Arizona – Resources and support for those diagnosed with ovarian cancer
Teal It Up Ovarian Cancer – Comfort bags and pet therapy for those diagnosed with ovarian cancer
AZ Law Help – Legal assistance for medical, insurance, and disability
Arizona Myeloma Network – Support for those diagnosed with myeloma and their families
Cancer Support Community Phoenix – Support groups, education, social connections, healthy lifestyle
While Bag It took efforts to collect materials only from nationally recognized, research-based publications, Bag It has not independently researched, verified, or otherwise confirmed the accuracy of any of the information provided. The links listed are not intended to be an endorsement of any information or services and should not be construed as medical, legal, or financial advice.